InhaltsangabeIntroduction-John K. Gilbert.-

Section A: The significance of visualization in science education: 1. Visualization: A metacognitive skill in science and science education-John K. Gilbert. 2. Prolegomenon to scientific visualization-Barbara Tversky. 3. Mental models: Theoretical issues for visualizations in science education-David Rapp. 4. A model of molecular visualization-Michael Briggs, George Bodner. 5. Leveraging technology and cognitive theory on visualization to promote students' learning-Janice D. Gobert.-

Section B: Developing the skills of visualization: 6. Teaching and learning with three-dimensional representations-Mike Stieff, Robert Bateman, David Uttal. 7. Students becoming chemists: Developing representational competence-Robert Kozma, Joel Russell. 8. Imagery in physics: From physicists' practice to naïve students' learning-Galit Botzer and Miriam Reiner. 9. Imagery in science learning in students and experts-John Clement, Aletta Zietsman, and James Monaghan.-

Section C: Integrating visualization into curricula in the sciences: 10. Learning electromagnetism with visualizations and active learning-Yehudit Judy Dori, John Belcher. 11. Visualizing the science of genomics-Kathy Takayama. 12. Visualization in undergraduate geology courses-Stephen J. Reynolds, Julia K. Johnson, Michael D. Piburn, Debra E. Leedy, Joshua A. Coyan, Melanie M. Busch.-

Section D: Assessing the development of visualization skills: 13. Evaluating the educational value of molecular structure representations.-Vesna Ferk Savec, Margareta Vrtacnik, John K. Gilbert. 14. Assessing the learning from multi-media packages in chemical education-Joel Russell, Robert Kozma.-

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Future research and development on visualization in science education-John K. Gilbert.